懂中文 Dong Chinese

茭

jiāo

an aquatic grass

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

grass

交 sound component

交  Sound component

jiāo

  

to cross

Evolution

茭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
茭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
茭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

茭  

jiāo

an aquatic grass, the stalks of which are eaten as a vegetable; Zizania aquatica

Most common words with 茭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

茭白

water bamboo

茭

Zizania aquatica